Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman concludes successful visit to Singapore, focusing on strengthening investment and financial cooperation

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman concluded an official visit to Singapore focusing on bilateral investment, financial connectivity, and economic cooperation. During the visit, she engaged with Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and other ministers to review progress from the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable and discuss regional economic ties, including Singapore's upcoming ASEAN Chairmanship in 2027. She also participated in a business roundtable and held bilateral meetings with major global institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and financial institutions—such as GIC, Temasek, Standard Chartered, and DBS Bank. Discussions highlighted India's macroeconomic fundamentals, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), GIFT IFSC, opportunities in infrastructure, renewable energy, semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, and financial technologies like tokenisation and central bank digital currencies.